Brahms — Symphony No. 2, Op. 73
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – I. Allegro non troppo
ms. 1-12
Horn 1 in D
Horn 2 in D
Horn 3 in E
Horn 4 in E
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – I. Allegro non troppo
ms. 438-477
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Excerpt 3
Excerpt 3 – II. Adagio non troppo
ms. 17-32 (A – B)
Horn 1 in H (B)
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Brahms — Symphony No. 1, Op. 68
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – II. Andante sostenuto
ms. 91-105 (E – F)
Horn 1 in E
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – IV. Piu Andante
ms. 28-60 (B – 16 after C)
Horn 1 in C
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Brahms — Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Excerpt 1 – Variation 6: Vivace
Horn in in B-flat basso
Horn 2 in B-flat basso
Horn 3 in F
Horn 4 in E-flat
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Brahms — Concerto for Piano No. 2, Op. 83
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – I. Allegro non troppo
quarter = 92
ms. 1-5
Horn 1 in B-flat basso
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn
Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – I. Allegro non troppo
quarter = 92
ms. 114-122 (D – 5 after D)
Horn 3 in F
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn
Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Excerpt 3
Excerpt 3 – I. Allegro non troppo
quarter = 92
ms. 174-198 (F – 7 before G)
Horn 3 in F
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn
Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Brahms — Concerto for Piano No. 1, Op. 15
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – I. Maestoso
ms. 191-216 (8 after C2 – 10 before C3)
Horn 3 in F
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – I. Maestoso
ms. 423-443 (25 after G – Tempo I)
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Excerpt 3
Excerpt 3 – III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
ms. 218-238 (19 before E – E)
Horn 3 in B-flat basso
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Excerpt 4
Excerpt 4 – III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
ms. 410-436 (H – 25 after H)
Horn 1 in D
Audio Files
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Brahms — Academic Festival Overture
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 1 – Allegro
ms. 1-16 (beginning – A)
Horn 1 in C
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Excerpt 2
Excerpt 2 – Un poco maestoso
ms. 143-188 (10 after F – G)
Horn 3 in E
Audio Files
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach
Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Berlioz— Romeo & Juliet, Op. 17 (Queen Mab)
Excerpt 1 – III. Prestissimo
dotted quarter = 138
(9 after 57 – 4 after 62)
Horn 3 in B-flat alto
Audio Files
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Yoav Talmi
